restrictive
🇺🇸
/rɪˈstrɪktɪv/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈstrɪktɪv/
adjective
R
limiting what people can do
The company has restrictive rules about using phones at work.
R
showing which specific thing you mean, not just adding extra details
In the phrase 'the book that is on the table', 'that is on the table' is a restrictive clause because it tells us which book.
translation
limiting what people can do; showing which specific thing you mean, not just adding extra details